Venkat Prabhu, who directed Ajith’s 2011 blockbuster Mankatha: A practical reader guide

Venkat Prabhu, who directed Ajith’s 2011 blockbuster Mankatha and Vijay’s 2024 film The Greatest of All Time (GOAT), is on cloud nine. (Also Read: Trisha Krishnan joins TN CM Vijay, TVK minister at Ajith Kumar’s Silverstone Le Mans race. It has been a busy day for Kollywood fans as two of the Tamil film industry’s biggest stars, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and Ajith Kumar , met at the Le Mans Cup race at Silverstone, England. Watch )

Venkat attended a pre-release event for Lenin Pandiyan, directed by DD Balachandran and starring Sivaji Ganesan’s grandson Dhaarshan in his debut film. Otherwise, I would’ve been there. But it was important for me to be here. After flagging off the race, the CM-actor watched it from a balcony where he was joined by Trisha Krishnan and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Aadhav Arjuna. Sports commentators compared the stars to Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise to explain their stardom to those not in the know. They also expressed hope that after Pitt’s F1 movie, Ajith would star in a film exploring F2 racing. Last seen in Vidaamuyarchi and Good Bad Ugly with Trisha, he has Dare Devil lined up. Vijay’s last film was Jana Nayagan.

Before the race, Vijay ran towards Ajith with a broad smile to hug him, and videos of the moment have now gone viral. Trisha was also spotted joining Vijay and Ajith at their tent before the race began. He spoke about Vijay and Ajith there and said, “I couldn’t go to London today to attend this pre-release event.